9 Offseason Moves The Cleveland Cavaliers Must Address
May 4, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers vice chairman Nate Forbes (left) and owner Dan Gilbert react in the fourth quarter in game one of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
The 2015 NBA Finals are over, and LeBron James came up just two games short of his promise of delivering the Cleveland Cavaliers an NBA championship.
Now, Cavs’ owner Dan Gilbert has to put forth the resources to get Cleveland the title, that he, and the city, so desperately crave. Gilbert’s made it clear that he won’t settle for anything less, and that will be clear this summer when Gilbert goes deep into the luxury tax to keep his roster together.
According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the Cavs front office have discussed their payroll “needing to balloon to between $100 million and $110 million for next season, according to sources.”
That means Gilbert–who has an estimated net worth of $4 billion–would be on the hook for $75 million in luxury tax payments.
So depending on how you read into Gilbert’s post-Game 6 Tweet, he’ll be happy to dole out the cash.
As Tom Pestak, of Cavs The Blog pointed out, that Tweet can be translated to read…
The Cavs have just three players whose contracts are fully guaranteed for next season: Kyrie Irving, Joe Harris and Anderson Varejao. Here’s what the front office is going to have to do to ensure the team remains in tact.
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